Fire-lighter.



D. S. ANTHONY.

FIRE LIGHTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 26, 1912.

Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

DAVID SMITH ANTHONY, OF IDURANGO, MEXICO.

FIRE-LIGHTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

Application filed August 26, 1912. Serial No. 717,215.

To all whom it may concern. a

Be it known that I, DAVID S. ANTHONY, a citizen of the United States,residing in Durango, in the county of Durango, in the pensiveconstruction belonging to that class of devices which are designed toabsorb oil and then to be lighted for lighting fuel.

A further object is to provide a fire lighter made of fire resisting andporous material such as fire clay or the like, so constructed andarranged as to have a maximum of surface and provided with openings togive access to fresh air, and so constructed that it may be convenientlyplaced upon an ordinary grate.

A. further object is to provide a fire lighter. of the kind abovementioned of such shape and provided with means for convenientlyhandling the lighter.

My invention consists in certain details, in the construction,arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, wherebythe objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter set forth, pointedout in my claims and illustrated in the accom; panying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 shows a top or plan view of my improved fire lighter.Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of same. Fig. 3 shows a central, vertical,sectional view of my improved fire lighter. Fig. 4 shows a plan view ofa hook used in'handling the fire lighter.

My improved fire lighter comprises a body which I have indicated in theaccompanying drawings by the reference numeral 10 which is preferably,substantially round in horizontal cross section. It is also preferablysomewhat thicker at its middle than at its edges, its upper and lowersurfaces being inclined slightly toward each other from the middle tothe circumference of the body 10. The body 10 is provided with a numberof vertical openings 11 extending through it as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and3. Around the circumference of the body 10 I have provided a pluralityof vertical grooves 12. I have provided also in the side wall or surfaceof the body 10 a central circumferential annular groove 13 in which isreceived a metal band or belt 14.

The grooves 12 are deeper than the grooves 13 so that a space is leftbetween the band or belt 14 and bottoms of the grooves 12 as clearlyshown in Fig. 1.

In the practical use of my improved fire lighter, the body 10 is soakedin petroleum or other oil which the body is designed to readily absorb.It is then laid upon a grate and fuel may be piled upon it. The firelighter may be lighted and the oil will readily burn. I have found ittakes considerable time to burn all of the oil out of the lighter. Thelength of time required for burning the oil out of the lighter dependssomewhat upon how long the lighter has been soaked in the oil.

Byforming the body 10 with the openings 11 which are of comparativelylarge size and of considerable number, the maximum of surface isobtained for absorbing and giving off the oil, and the openings 11 alsofurnish fines or drafts whereby fresh air is given ready and completeaccess to the surface of the lighter thereby supplying a suflicientquantity of oxygen for the combustion of the oil. It may be noted inthis connection that the holes 11 will also permit the passage of coolair through the body of the lighter after the oil has been burned, andthereby do not'permit the body 10 to become as hot as it otherwisewould.

The purpose of the band 14 is two-fold. After the fire lighter has beenused forsome time even if made of fire proof material, it is likely tobecome cracked, and even after this cracking I have found that by usingthe band 14, I can hold the pieces together and use the lighter muchlonger than if no such reinforcing means were employed. The grooves 12and the band 14 also serve another purpose in that they facilitate thehandling of the fire lighter. I prefer to use wit-h my improved firelighter, a handle 15 having at one end a hook 16 of convenient form andsize for entering one of the grooves 12 and engaging the band 14. Bymeans of the handle 15 I can handle the lighter after it has been soakedwith oil without coming in direct contact with it, and can also removeit from the grate or move it about therein while it is hot.

It will be noted that my improved fire lighter is of convenient size andshape to rest upon the grate and to be in immediate proximity to thefuel used in the stove, furnace or the like. The material used is porousfor the absorption of the oil and refractory so that it will withstandthe heat of the fire. Y On account of the form of my improved firelighter and the large number of comparatively large openings 11, Isecure a maximum of surface for the absorption of oil, and alsofor-burning the oil. By means of the grooves 12 and the band 14:, I makemy fire lighter much more durable than it would otherwise be, and at thesame time greatly increase the convenience with Which it may be handled.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a

' body of porous refractory material, substantially cylindrical in form,said body being provided with a number of vertical openings extendingthrough it, and with a-plurality of vertical grooves around itscircumference, and a metal band surrounding said bod 2 In a device ofthe class described, a

'body of porous refractory material, substantially cylindrical in form,saidlbody being provided with a number-of vertical openings extendingthrough it and with a plurality of vertical grooves-around itscircumference,

said body being also formed with a circumferential grooveof less depththan said vertical grooves, spaced apart from its upper and lowersurfaces, and a metal band in said circumferential groove.

3. In a device of the class described, thev its circumference, said bodybeing also formed with a circumferential groove of less depth than saidvertical grooves, spaced apart from its upperand lower surfaces, and ametal band in sand circumferential groove with a handle having on oneend thereof a hook member of suitable size to enter one of saidvertical'grooves and engage said;

band.

Des Moines, Iowa, August 3, 1912.

DAVID SMITH ANTHONY.

lVitnesses RAIJL Tnnvrfio, Josli FLORES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner 0f'PfltClt$,- Washington, D. O.

